Hello, I was birding with some friends this past weekend, Feb 9-10, at Awash National Park in the Rift Valley of Ethiopia. Can you help me with these ID's? I have listed what I think they are. The fourth photo is terrible and likely unidentifiable, but I can see spotting on the back of the bird that seems fairly unique, so would be interested to hear suggestions. The bird was about the size of a starling, perhaps a little bigger. The fifth photo is a sandpiper who was slightly larger than the Green Sandpipers nearby, with a seemingly different head to bill proportion, and looks like it has a slightly upturned bill, but that could just be the angle of the photo or the angle of his head at the time. Terek would be rare in the area, but not unreported, but not sure leg color matches.
1. Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse (female) ?
2. Yellow-spotted Petronia ?
3. Mouse-coloured Penduline Tit ?
4. No clue, unidentifiable ?
5. which sandpiper?
1. Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse (female) ?
2. Yellow-spotted Petronia ?
3. Mouse-coloured Penduline Tit ?
4. No clue, unidentifiable ?
5. which sandpiper?
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